Anticreeper for railroad-rails.



D. F. VAUGHAN.

ANTICREEPER FOR RAILROAD RAILS.

APPUCATIONFILED SEPT.21, l9l6.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

Inn's/ 21502 1 Wm D. F. VAUGHAN. ANTICREEPER FOR RAILROAD RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2!, {916.

Patented Feb. 13,1917.

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DAVI D F; VAUGHAN, F RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY.

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To alt whom it may-cmwern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID F. VAUGHAN,-

a citizen of the United States, residing at .Rivertoh, in the county of Burlington and State ,oirNcw Jersey, have invented certain new, and useful Improvements in Anticreepers for Railroad-Rails, of which the following is a specification.

\ 'Myinvention relates to improvements in anticrecpers for railroad rails, and the object o .ofmy invention is to provide a novel, in-

expensive, ,strong and vdurable anticreeper' whichhmay be readily applied to and re- Inoved from a rail and which when in service .ivill eifectually prevent the creeping of the rail under varying weather a-nd-trafiic conditions. I

With this object in 'view, my invented anticreeper consists of theelements and the 2O combinations of t-l'iem hereinafter described and; claimed. Ini the accompanying drawings, illustratingi'ny invention l igure l is an end view of a tie forming astationary part ot a road bed, a railroad rail thereon and my improved anticreeper applied to the rail.

Fig. ,2 is a plan view of the parts shown 1 Fig. 3 isa vertical section on line 3-8 of E1g.-1. p

isa side view of a portion of a railgvith the rail engagingclement of the anticreeper applied thereto and in its nor iniatcondition.

Fig. a vertical section on line of Fig; 4, including the locking member in proper position to be driven into locking amine. I

" Figifiiis a plan view of the parts shown in FigsAand F e ig. 7 is a detail showing; the prevention of the insertion of the locking member in ,aovrongposition.

I 'Fig. 8 is a view ofthe sheet metal: blank froinwv-hich .therail engaging element of the ,antict-eeper is formed.

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates avrailroad -railand t a oross-tiewhich forms wip s of. the road bed and supports the raiLQ' in the-usualinanner. The rail 2 09m". -r lr ba es i g ie the e es prise r tie;

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the road bed to prevent the rail from creep- ANTICREEPER FOR RAILROAD-RAILS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Fb. 13, 1917. Application filed September 21; 1916. Serial No. 121,345. l

having rail engaging parts on the ends 7 thereof adapted to engage the respective sides of the rail base.

One end of the bar 11 is bent upwardly and inwardly and forms a jaw 13 adapted to receive and grip one side of the rail base 6; and the other end of the bar 11 is bent to vform an upwardly extending arm 14 adapted to engage the. other side of the rail base 6. The projection or abutment 12 is adapted to engage the cross-tie 4; or other stationary partof The end portion of the bar 11 carrying the arm Pi is inclined downwardly from the. end portion of the barcarrying the jaw 13, so that, in the normal condition of the bar 11 with its jaw end 13 embracing one side of the rail base (3 and engaged with the top, and bottom thereof, the other end of the bar carrying the arm 14: will be inclined down- .wardly and spaced. from the bottom of the rail base 6. as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, wherebywhen the downwardly inclined end p01?- tmn oi the bar '11 is ra sed toward the bottom of the rail base (3, thcqbar 11 will be placed under tension. y

- The end'ot the bar 11 carrying the arm 14 is preferably caused to incline downwardly by producing a twist in the bar, so that in the normal condition of the bar with its jaw 13 engaged with oneside oi the rail base (3, but one side of the end portion carrying the arm 14 will be inclined downwardly, as clearly shown in Figs; 4 and 5.

The arm M has an opening 15 extending therethroughtransversely to the rail 2. The.

top and bottom walls of this opening 15 are subta'ntially parallel to the rail base6 when I the twisted or inclined end of the bar 11 is raised to.-thepos1t1on shown in Figs. 1. 2

and 3, and the top and bottom walls of the h opening 15. are inclined with relation to the condition, .as clearly shown in liigs. v 4, 5 ,v and 6.-

rail base (ifwhenthe baiyllis in its normal 5 The opening 15 receives the locking member 10 which has sides 17 and 18 substantially parallel to the end walls of the opening 15, and which has upper and lower faces 19 and 20, respectively, which converge and form a wedge. One corner of this wedge shaped member 10, at the small end thereof, is cut away obliquely to its sides 17 and 18, forming a beveled portion 21, as shown, and the top of the member 10 has a small shoulder 22 formed thereon and extending between the sides 17 and 18 thereof.

In applying the anticreeper to the rail. the bar 11 first placed beneath the rail base (3 with the jaw 13 engaged with one side of the rail base, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. In this position of the bar 11, the arm 14 and its opening 15 are inclined, and only a portion of the opening 15 extends above the top of the outer edge of the adjacent side of the rail base 6, as shown in Fig. 4. After the bar 11 has been placed in this position, the small end of the wedge member 10 is placed within the opening 15 and a slight distance over the adjacent side of the rail base 6 with the shoulder 22 up and with the beveled portion of the member 10 toward the lower end of the arm 14. This is the proper and the only manner in which the member 10 can be placed within the opening 15 and over the adjacent edge of the rail base without springing upwardly the downwardly inclined end of the bar 11. If the person applying the anticreeper should attempt to enter the wedge member 10 into the opening 15 and over the edge 'of the rail base 6 with the shoulder 22 down and with the beveled portion 21 toward the upper end of the arm 14, the beveled portion 21 would engage the outer portion of the upper end wall of the opening 15 and force the opposite side 18-of the member 10 downwardly to a position too low to pass over the adjacent edge of the rail base (i and thus prevent the wrong insertion of the locking member 10 as shown in Fig. 7. After the locking member 10 has been placed within the opening 15 and over the side of the rail base 6, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the member 10 is driven on inwardly by a hammer or other suitable tool to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. As the member 10 is thus driven to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it forces the downwardly inclined portion of the bar 11 up toward the bottom of the rail base 6 and places the bar 11 under tension, causing the jaw 13, bar 11 and member 10 to firmly grip'the rail and lock the rail and the anticreeper together.

Just as the member 10 reaches the position shown in Figs. 1. 2 and 3, while being driven into place, the shoulder 22 escapes the inner face of the arm 14, which then springs back to the base of the shoulder 22 and rests upon the outer end of the member 10 and the shoulder thus prevents the accidental withdrawal of the locking member 10 from the arm l-l.

, When it is desired to remove the antiereeper from the rail, the locking member 10 is driven farther in toward the center of the rail until the outer end of the member escapes the inner face of the arm 14-, thereby first raising the arm 14 slightly and then freeing it and permitting the bar 11 to spring back to normal condition, whereup lm the parts may be removed from the rai The bar 11, jaw 13 and arm 1i are preferably so formed that when the anticreeper is applied to the rail, the bar 11 will eX- tend obliquely beneath the rail from side to side of the base (3 thereof and the jaw 13 and arm 14 will extend parallel to the sides of the rail base, thereby bringing the forward end of the arm 14 back near a position directly opposite to the rearward end of the jaw 13; and the tie abutment 12 preferably projects from the bar 11 at or near the end thereof carrying the jaw 13. B this construction, any creeping action of the rail 2 will carry the end of the bar 11 having the arm 14 forwardly while the abut ment 12 engaging the cross tie 4 will p1;- vent forward movement of the end of the bar having the jaw 13, thereby causing the forward end of the arm 14 and the rearward end of the jaw 13 to bind against the edges of the rail base 6 and thus cause the anticreeper to increase its grip upon the rail under the influence of the rail as it tends to creep.

I claim:

1. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a spring bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw on one end thereof adapted to engage one side of a rail base and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof adapted to engage the other side of said rail base, said bar in its normal condition having its end portion in spaced relation to the rail base and adapted to be sprung upwardly toward the same when its jaw is engaged with one side of the rail base, and a locking member adapted to be inserted between a part-of said arm and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby hold the inclined portion of the bar in an upwardly sprung position.

,2. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a. spring bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof and having a tie abutment formed thereon, said bar in its normal condition having its end portion provided with the arm inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base and adapt-- provided with the arm inclined downwardly Y ed to be sprung upwardly toward the same when its jaw 1S engaged with one side of the rail base, and a locking member adapted to be inserted between a part of said arm and prising a ,bar adapted to extend beneath a jot and an upwardly extending arm on the 'otherend thereof, said bar in its normal the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby holdthe inclined portion of the bar in an-upwardly sprung position.

7 3. Ananticreeper for railroad rails comrail base and having a jaw on one end therecondition having a twist formed therein causing one side of the. end: portion provided with the armito be inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and a locking-member adapted to be inserted between a part of said arm and the top of the adjacent side ofthe rail base and to-thereby draw said inclined endportion up toward the rail base and place the bar u'ndertension. V

, 6:. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw on one end there of and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof, said bar in its normal ,condition having a twist formed therein causingoone s1de of the end portion pro 'vided with the arm to, be inclined downwardly in spaced relation to-the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and a' wedge shaped locking member adapted to be inserted between a part of said arm and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up toward'the rail base and place the bar under tension.

5. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a, bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a j aw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on the I ,other end thereofi said bar in its normal condition having its end portion provided with the arm inclined downwardly in spaced relation tothe rail'base when its jaw is eng'aged, with one side. thereof, and said arm being provided with an openin having an upper wall which isinclined ownwardly and longitudinally with respect to the .ad-

jacent side of-the rail base, and a locking member adaptedto be inserted between said wall and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined -i end portion up toward therail] base and vplace the bar under tension, said member aving" a beveled portion adapted to cooperate with said arm and the rail base and permit only the proper insertion of said member.

" 6. An anticree enforfrailroad rails oomprisinga bar'a apedjto "extend 'beneath a rail baseand having a jaw on one end there;

oflmd tn in l extending other end thereof, said bar in its normal condition having its end portion provided with the arm inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and said arm being provided with an opening having an upper wall which is inclined downwardly and-longitudinally with respect to theadjacent side of therail base, and a locking member having its upper and lower -faces converging to form a wedge adapted 7. An anticreeperfor rail-road rails com I prising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a ]a\v on one end thcreoi and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof, said bar in its normal condition" having a twist formed therein causing one side of the end portlon provided w1th the arm to beinclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and said arm being provided with an opening having an npper wall which is inclined downwardly and longitudinally with respect to the adjacent side of the rail base, and a locking member adapted to be inserted between said wall and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up'toward the rail base and place the bar under tension, said member having a beveled portion adapted tocotiperate with said i arm and the rail base and permit only the proper insertion of said member.

8, :An-antioreeper for railroad rails coniprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a aw on one end thereof and an upwardly extendingarm on the otlfer end thereof, said bar in its normal condition having a twist formed therein causing one side of the end portion provided with the arm to be inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base'when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and said arm being provided with an opening having an upper wall which is inclined downwardly and longitudinally with respect to the adjacent side of the rail-basa'and a locking member having 1ts upper and lower faces converging to form 'a wedge adapted to be inserted between said. wall and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base, and to thereby draw said inclined end portion np toward the rail'base"and place the 1 bar under tension, said m ber;

i-having a beyeledportion connecting its up:

, r; as l w r f s e id nsadapta to i said" arm and the rail bag-e13 and permit only the proper insertion of said member.

9. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof, said bar in its normal condition having its end portion provided with the arm inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and said arm-having an opening extending therethrough transversely of the rail, and a locking member adapted to be inserted into said opening and to engage the top wall thereof and the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up toward the rail base and place the bar under tension.

10. An antici'eeper for railroad rails comprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail. base and having a jaw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof, said bar in its normal condition having a twist formed therein causing one side of the end portion provided with the arm to be inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and said arm having an opening extending therethrough transversely of the rail, and a locking member adapted to be inserted into said opening and to en gage the top wall thereof and the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up toward the rail base and place the bar under tension.

11. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof, said bar in its normal condition having its end portion provided with the arm inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and a locking member adapted to be inserted between a part of said arm and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up toward the rail base and place the bar under tension, said member having a shoulder formed thereon adapted to engage a part of said arm and preventreverse movement of said member after the insertion thereof.

12. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on he other end thereof, said bar in its normal condl" m having its end portion provided with the arm inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and a wedge shaped looking member adapted to be inserted between a part of said arm and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up toward the rail base and place the bar under ten: sion, said member having a shoulder formed thereon adapted to engage a part of said arm and prevent reverse movement of said member after the insertion thereof.

13. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof, said bar in its normal condition having its end portion provided with the arm inclined downwardl in Spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and said arm being provided with an opening having an upper wall which is inclined downwardly and longitudinally with respect to the adjacent side of the rail base, and a locking member having its upper and lower faces converging to form a wedge adapted to be inserted between said wall and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up toward the rail base and place the bar under tension, said member having a beveled portion connecting its upper and lower faces and being adapted to coiiperate with said arm and the rail base and permit only the proper insertion of said member, and said member having a shoulder formed thereon adapted to engage a part of said arm and prevent reverse movement of said member after the insertion thereof.

14. An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a bar adapted to extend beneath a. rail base and having a jaw on one end thereof and an upwardly extending arm on the other end thereof, said bar in its normal condition having a twist formed therein causing one side of the end portion provided with the arm to be inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base when its jaw is engaged with one side thereof, and said arm being provided with an opening having an upper wall which is inclined downwardly and longitudinally with respect to the adjacent side of the rail base, and a locking member having its upper and lower faces converging to form a wedge adapted to be inserted between said wall and the top of the adjacent side of the rail base and to thereby draw said inclined end portion up toward the rail base and place the bar under tension, said member having a beveled portion connecting its upper and lower faces and being adapted to cooperate with said arm and the rail base and permit only the proper insertion of said member, and said member having a shoulder formed thereon adapted to engage a part of said arm and prevent reverse movement of said member after the insertion thereof.

15. An anticreeper for failroad rails comprising a spring bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base and having a jaw onone end thereof adapted to engage one smile of a rail base and an upwardly extending arm on :the arm inclined downwardly in spaced relation to the rail base and adapted to be sprung upwardly toward the same when its jaw is engaged with one sideof the rail base, and a locking member adapted to be inserted into said opening and to engage the adjacent side of draw said inclined portion up toward the rail base and place the bar under tension, said opening extending above the plane of the upper face of the adjacent side of the rail base when said baris in normal c0ndition with its jaw engaged with one side of a rail base.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto. s

DAVID F. VAUGHAN.

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